According to the World Health Organisation, around one in 3,000 women across the world are affected by the condition, which occurs when the uterus fails to fuse properly during development in the womb.

Claire had been completely unaware that she had a second vagina, as the septum between her two cervixes was so thick, that the left side of the opening was almost completely covered and no one knew it was there.

Doctors said she would need to have the septum removed in order to find out if the left womb was working.

In March 2009 Claire underwent a four hour surgery at Kidderminster Hospital to remove the septum.

Then, eight weeks later, when she and Mark resumed trying for a baby, they had to learn to have sex using her left hand organs, to maximise her chances of falling pregnant.

Claire said: “After the operation, having sex was painful – like losing my virginity all over again.